New SouthSide Satellite Parking Lot Announced for Musikfest’s 2024 Season 

Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA, July 22, 2024 – ArtsQuest, in partnership with Trans-Bridge Lines and Penn State University, is excited to share additional Musikfest transportation-related news -a NEW satellite parking lot has been established at Penn State Lehigh Valley. 

The new remote lot, located at 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, offers festival go-ers another way to get to and from the country’s largest free music festival by way of shuttles provided by Trans-Bridge Lines, Inc., an Official Musikfest Transportation Sponsor.  

“We are grateful that Trans-Bridge continues to be an essential transportation partner to Musikfest and has been for many years,” commented Kassie Hilgert, ArtsQuest President and CEO. “We are thrilled that Penn State Lehigh Valley has offered its Lehigh Valley campus as the new satellite parking for Bethlehem’s SouthSide footprint at Musikfest. Making the festival more accessible just got easier with the convenience of this new Center Valley lot. Park your car, get on a Trans-Bridge shuttle and arrive at Musikfest, ready for a fantastic festival experience.”   

“We are looking forward to another year partnering with Musikfest and continuing our well-established relationship for providing festivalgoers with bus service,” said Tom Jebran, President of Trans-Bridge Lines. “Bus service allows Musikfest attendees to enjoy a cool, quiet ride to downtown Bethlehem without the need to look for parking or adding to traffic congestion in the area.” 

“We are a campus with a deep appreciation for the arts,” said Penn State Lehigh Valley Chancellor, Dr. Tina Q. Richardson. “We take advantage of that in how we fulfill our land grant mission to offer access to education and enrichment throughout the commonwealth. This partnership is a natural extension of that work. It’s been a pleasure to work with ArtsQuest and Lanta to help mitigate any strain on the City of Bethlehem’s infrastructure while creating a stress-free option for the more than a million excited festivalgoers to travel to our region’s most celebrated event.” 

The Center Valley lot will be available starting on preview night – Thursday, August 1, operating Monday through Friday from 5 to 11 p.m. and Saturdays/Sundays from noon to 11 p.m. The shuttles will provide non-stop service to Shuttleplatz South (Wind Creek parking lot). Round trip pricing is $9 per adult (13+); $7 per child (3-12) when accompanied by a fare-paying adult; and free for children (2 and under).   

In addition to the SouthSide satellite lot, the North Side lot continues to be located at Valley Center Parkway, 1525 Valley Center Parkway, in Bethlehem. 

Please visit Musikfest.org/info/directions-parking/ for additional information on transportation.  

About ArtsQuest 
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, over 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually i the region.